KTKR
| City of license | San Antonio, Texas |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | San Antonio, Texas |
| Branding | Ticket 760 AM |
| Slogan | San Antonio's Sports Station |
| Frequency | 760 kHz |
| First air date | 7/19/1982 fully operational: 1984 |
| Format | Sports |
| Power | 50,000 watts (day) 1,000 watts (night) |
| Class | B |
| Facility ID | 11945 |
| Callsign meaning | TicKet Radio |
| Former callsigns | KSJL (1984-1993) KZXS "WOAI-760" (1993-1995) |
| Affiliations | Fox Sports Radio Houston Astros UTSA Roadrunners San Antonio Rampage San Antonio Stars |
| Owner | iHeartMedia, Inc. (CC Licenses, LLC) |
| Sister stations | KAJA, KQXT-FM, KRPT, KXXM, KZEP-FM, WOAI |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | ticket760.com |
KTKR (760 AM) is an all-sports radio station serving the San Antonio, Texas, USA area. KTKR, more popularly known as "Ticket 760", is owned by iHeartMedia, Inc. (previously Clear Channel Communications until September 2014) as a sister station to, among others, heritage station WOAI. Its studios are located on Interstate 10 in Northwest San Antonio near Wonderland of the Americas Mall, and the transmitter site is just east of the city, also along I-10.
The station lineup includes Dan Patrick, Rich Eisen, Jay Mohr, J. T. the Brick, and other Fox Sports Radio programs. "Ticket 760" airs the following weekday broadcast schedule: The Mike Taylor Show from 6am - 9am; the last live two hours of The Dan Patrick Show from 9am - 11am; all three live hours of Rich Eisen from 11am - 2pm; "The Sports Grind" with Calvin Casey, Rudy J and Salami from 2pm - 4pm; The Show with Geoff Sheen from 4pm - 7pm; and JT the Brick from 7pm - 10pm. Market veteran Andy Everett also hosts the long running "Golf Show", Saturday mornings, 8am - 9am. Depending on weekend play-by-play.
It is also the flagship station of the San Antonio Rampage of the American Hockey League and the San Antonio Silver Stars (WNBA), as well as UTSA football and basketball. The station is also the local affiliate of Westwood One's NFL broadcasts, as well as the Texas Longhorns basketball. KTKR is also an affiliate of the Houston Astros radio network.[1][2]
History of AM 760
760 AM went live on air in 1984, but the FCC assigned the KSJL call letters for 760 in 1982. According to the Radio Broadcasting Yearbook of 1983 it lists KSJL air date 1984. The FCC assigned the KSJL calls to 760. Owned by Inner City Broadcasting at the time.
AM 76 signed on as All Hit 76 KSJL a Top 40 format. Broadcasting in AM Stereo. It would later become part of Super Q 96/76 when Inner City Broadcasting acquired KSLR-FM from C&W Wireless in 1986 as a Contemporary Hit Radio format. In the latter part of 1988 KSJL would become part of the Satellite Music Network (now Citadel)- Z Rock format, dropping the simulcast of 96.1 FM. This would last until 1992 when Satellite Music Network would not renew their Z-rock franchise on the AM band, so Inner City decided to take the Urban route. The Touch The Touch (radio network) format which consisted of Urban Adult Contemporary music aired on said frequency. In 1993 Inner City Broadcasting would sell KSJL-AM to Clear Channel Communications for $725,000, and as a result KSJL was moved to 96.1 replacing 96rock KSAQ-FM.
KSJL-AM would become News/Talk/Sports KZXS-AM (WOAI-760) airing Larry King's radio show.
KZXS would later become KTKR Talk Radio 760, strictly a News/Talk format dropping Sports.
One year later KTKR would drop News/Talk for Sports as the Ticket 760 we now know today.
Mike Taylor and Geoff Sheen
Among the on-air talent is Mike Taylor and Geoff Sheen. Taylor hosted the afternoon show "Sports Talk San Antonio" from 2007 until December 2012. Beginning January 2013, Taylor hosted STSA in the mornings. In May 2013, Taylor's show began simulcasting in Austin. As a result, the San Antonio-titled show changed to "The Mike Taylor Show." The simulcasting ceased in May 2014 as KVET (AM) realigned with ESPN Radio and Longhorn Sports Network.
Taylor has been linked to a sports myth of having cursed the fortunes of the San Antonio Spurs since he moved to town. When he first visited San Antonio's Mission Espada, he reports that he accidentally broke off a door handle at the shrine. It has been said, according to the lore, that by desecrating the shrine he had in turn cursed the city's lone professional sports team. The urban legend received national press coverage in May 2013 by the Los Angeles Times.[3]
Sheen replaced Taylor in the afternoon (4:00 - 7:00 p.m.) drive slot. Previously, he was a nationally syndicated host on the Sports Byline Broadcast Network for three years. Sheen has worked with stations throughout the country, including San Francisco, Boston, Las Vegas, and Tampa. Sheen was also a studio host for Touchdown Radio Network, the Fresno State Radio Network, and the American Forces Network. He has been a contributor on Comcast Sports Net, Sirius, ESPN Radio, and CBS Radio.
References
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External links
- KTKR official website
- Query the FCC's AM station database for KTKR
- Radio-Locator Information on KTKR
- Query Nielsen Audio's AM station database for KTKR
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